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Rock group Arcade Fire throws their Album of the Year awards in the air for 'The Suburbs' backstage at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
 
That "What the hell?" moment really rocked.
 
 
 
 
Horatio Sanz is John Collins. Kevin Corrigan is Dan Bejar. Jon Wurster is Carl Newman. Ted Leo is... Kathryn Calder?
 
 
 
Well, yeah, it's been a while since I've done the ol' "weekend picks post," but now that we're all fully recovered from the holidays and the bands are hitting the Vancouver stages in full force once again, I thought it might be a good idea to get back in the groove. So what's happening this weekend? Plenty.
 
 
 
 
 

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Pender Harbour Chamber Music Festival founder Alexander Tselyako.

Sounds and Scenery: Pender Harbour Chamber Festival Day One

For the last five years the Pender Harbour Chamber Music Festival has offered an intensive weekend of classical music to Sunshine Coast locals and visitors. This summer’s event opened Friday with a free afternoon concert ("Chamber Music Doesn’t Bite") and an evening program devoted to the music of Mendelssohn.


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Louis Lortie’s solo recital stands out at Musicfest.

MusicFest Reconsidered

MusicFest Vancouver attracted large and mainly enthusiastic August audiences during a tough time for arts presenters. As is to be expected of any project of this size and scope, there were many fine performances and several flaws and glitches.


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Captivating Music For Baroque Lute

On Friday the 2009 Vancouver Early Music Festival offered a rare treat to conclude its first phase at the UBC Recital Hall—the last of three programs demonstrating the versatility, depth, and breadth of the lute repertoire.


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Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga goes gaga over Winnipeg girl's cover

A 10-year-old Winnipeg girl is becoming a YouTube sensation after getting some attention from one of music's biggest stars.


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Could 10-year-old Canadian follow Bieber's YouTube path to glory?

A 10-year-old Canadian girl whose vocal virtuosity has attracted YouTube watchers by the hundreds of thousands is being touted as the music world's "next Justin Bieber" after signing a record deal with British entertainment mogul Simon Cowell and Rob Fusari, the U.S. pop producer who launched Lady Gaga's career.


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Hey Rosetta!

Hey Rosetta! deepen their dynamics for third record

For Tim Baker, lead singer of Canadian pop band Hey Rosetta!, Arcade Fire's Grammy win is a welcome reminder that not all popular music has to be of the bubble gum variety.


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